{"product_id":"trim-the-cartographers-cat-9781472967220","title":"Trim The Cartographers Cat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot many ships' cats have even one memorial statue, let alone six. But Trim does, including one outside Euston Station in London, proudly unveiled by Prince William on the bicentenary of Matthew Flinders's death  19 July 2014. Trim was the ship's cat who accompanied Matthew Flinders on his voyages to circumnavigate and map the coastline of Australia from 1801 to 1803. He lived quite the adventurous life. As a small kitten he fell overboard while at sea but managed to swim back to the vessel and climb back on board by scaling a rope. This cemented his position as Flinders's beloved companion, and together they survived a voyage around the world, the circumnavigation of Australia and a shipwreck. When Flinders was imprisoned by the French in Mauritius in 1803 Trim shared his captivity until one day he mysteriously disappeared  which heartbreakingly Flinders attributed to his being stolen and eaten by a hungry slave.\u003ci\u003eTrim, The Cartographer's Cat\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to this much-loved ship's c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeline fans among us will utterly adore it. * RNLI magazine *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867236479319,"sku":"9781472967220","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472967220.jpg?v=1722282357","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trim-the-cartographers-cat-9781472967220","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}